STE * save the earth
• Company Name:
Save The Earth ( STE )
• Our Products:
• Photo Frames
- to hold cut-up photographs
- can also be used for decorations
- makes great gifts
- made form cardboards, aluminium foil and transparencies
• Multi-Purpose Holders
- varies in shapes and sizes
- to hold items
- made from unwanted magazines and containers
• Prices Of Products
- $1.50 for the photo frames
- $1.50, $2, and $3.50 depending on the sizes of the multi purpose holders
• More Information On Materials Used:
- cardboard, paper: pollutes the envioronment with the smoke when burning it
- plastic containers: give out pisonous gases when burnt
- aluminium: it is not bio-degradable thus they pile up and cause alot of rubbish
• Why We Chose To Make These Products:
- we can shelp save the earth by reducing the amount of waste
- they can used for decorative purposes and other uses
- it is easy to make
- materials are eay to obtain
• How We Made These Products:
• Photo Frame:
1) cut out desired shapes from used cardboards and glue one side of it
2) slot in transparency
3) stick used aluminium wire which can be found inside a hanger, into the cardboard
4) roll newspapers into a compressed ball and stick the stem of aluminium wire inside the ball of newapapers
5) cover the cardboard parts with aluminium foil
• Multi-Purpose Holder:
1) look for containers or toilet rolls
2) roll up each piece of magazine paper into a long shape
3) stick the long rolls of magazine paper onto the container using glue
• Budget:
We spent less than $5 in buying materials needed to make the product. As our aim is to save the earth, we did not want to waste too much resources.
• Credit:
From internet and our general knowledge.
• Feelings:
Although we have encountered many problems, we managed to overcome them by being calm, determined and cooperative. Thus, we are very happy to be able to complete our project despite the many obstacles.
• What We Made Use Of:
We not only depended on the internet websites and our general knowledge to help us in our products, we also made use of subjects we learnt in school, such as Mathematics, IT, Art and etc. These came in very useful to us.
We hope you have learnt more about recycling just as we have and you know that it is important for us to protect our earth. Have fun making our suggested products and share them with your friends.
